Fall 2016/17

Coastal Tigers/Wildcats

AAU Tryout Schedule Coming Soon!

Coastal Tigers (Boys) & Coastal Wildcats (Girls)

*** TRYOUT FEE $20.00 PER PERSON ***

The program is intended for young athletes in 2nd-12th grade who have the drive and desire to further develop their basketball skills. The programs are led by high-level coaches who use a unique athletic development philosophy to teach and challenge athletes to reach their potential.

Our program will develop their individual skills as well as promote teamwork and sportsmanship and give young athletes the opportunity to play at a high level of competition against other local, regional, and national teams (travel programs) in leagues and tournaments.

Director of Coastal Sports Basketball Training

Ken Ferrare is excited to begin his position as head basketball trainer at Coastal Sports beginning in the Fall of 2016. Ken has coached high school Boys Basketball for 24 years 18 of those years as a head boys varsity coach in New Jersey. During his tenure as a head coach Ken has accumulated two coach of the year awards as coach of both Voorhees (2000) and Morris Knolls (2012). Over the years his teams have won both league and county championships. In 2016 Ken was selected as an assistant coach for the North Senior High School Boys All Star team featuring the top high school senior basketball players in the state of New Jersey. In 2003 Ken became the founder/ Owner of Drills, Skills and Thrills Basketball camps LLC.

Coastal Sports Basketball Training Staff

Joe Ansaldi is currently the head coach at Roxbury High School. He has over 15 years of coaching experience on every level, from middle school all the way through the college level. In 2007 Joe was named Star Ledger Coach of the year as the head coach of Morris Hills High School. His teams have enjoyed success with an emphasis on individual skill development and individual improvement. Joe has also been a trainer for DST Basketball since its inception in 2003.

Jeff De Bell has coached basketball for 25 years – 18 years as head coach, 7 years head coach at Eastern Christian High School, 11 years as Head Boys Basketball Coach at Pequannock High School, where he lead the Panthers to the Group 2 State Finals for the first time in school history. Coach De Bell has surpassed 200 career varsity wins. Jeff has been working and running basketball camps for all ages for many years and has been on staff of DST Basketball for the last 3 years. He enjoys seeing the athletes develop and improve their skills.

BJ Hamby played basketball at Kean university from 2002 to 2006 scoring over 1,000 points. After college, he served as an assistant coach at Immaculata and Plainfield High School before becoming the head boys basketball coach at Parsippany. He has worked with DST basketball for 5 years helping players of all ages develop their skills.

Ryan Esdale was Born and raised in Roxbury, NJ, Ryan Esdale was able to advance his athletic career to the Detroit Lions Rookie Mini Camp. After a brief stint in the Arena Football League, Ryan turned his full attention to promoting the athleticism of others as an assistant football coach at the Division 1 FCS level. Three years of coaching college football led Ryan to return to his native NJ roots to become a high school guidance counselor and coach of football and basketball at Morris Knolls High School where he was the strength and conditioning coach for both programs.

Tyler Daniel was a 3 year starter and all league stand out player at Morris Knolls High School. After high school Tyler had a successful career on the collegiate level at New England College. From 2010-2016 Tyler was an assistant boys varsity coach at Morris Knolls High School. Tyler has a passion for the game and teaching boys the right way to play. Tyler has been a camp director at DST Basketball since 2008.